Improvement in neck-bands



N. W. CAUGHY'.

mom-mm. No 190 003 Patented April 24, 18977.

NJETERS, FHO dLlTNOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON- D G.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

NOAH W. CAUGHY, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

IMPROVEMENT IN NECK-BANDS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 190,003, dated April24, 1877; application filed March 9, 1876.

To all whom it may concern V Be it known that I, NOAH W. GAUGHY, of

Baltimore, Maryland, have invented an Improved Friction Neck-Band, ofwhich the following is a specification:

The invention relates to a neck-band that is intended to be worn aroundthe neck and in direct contact with the skin, the construc tion beingsuch that the natural movement of the head will superinduce a continualsurface-friction, and thus maintain always a healthy circulation of theblood in the skin on throat. The exposure of this part, which connectsthe head with the body and embraces the most importantas well asdelicate organs, to drafts of air, keen winds, and violent fluctuationsof temperature, causes the surface-circulation to be oftenimpeded andobstructed 5 hence, inflammations and a train of consequentailments'that so generally afflict humanity in the throat and adjacentparts. Friction has, been found, time out of mind, to restorecirculation, and, in a measure, the return of healthy action. In orderto produce this constantly-recurring friction to this delicate andexposed portion of the person, I take enough of braided silk A B, tosurround the. neckand fasten in front so that it may fit closely butcomfortably. On the strip A B I place slide-bands D E, that embraceloosely the former, and are movable, more or less, by the lateralmovements of the head.

Having thus described all that is necessary to a full understanding ofmy invention, what I claim as new is- The neck-band A'B provided withslidebands D E, arranged to operate substantially as and for the purposespecified.

N. W. OAUGHY.

Witnesses:

JAMES 0. ROGERS, JOHN WILKINs.

